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So, I traded in my setting last week. This was my previous setting:
This setting helped me realize that I really like the round halo and that I don't mind bigger sized melee. I realized that I didn't like the lower quality melee and the excess metal and the fact that it didn't have a gallery. So, thinking that I would hit all these issues, I went to my jeweler in search of the perfect stock halo. I opted for this one, but only a few days later, I'm having second thoughts.
So, what drew me to this setting? I thought I wanted smaller melee, but I didn't realize what a huge difference micro pave makes. I think I don't like it. I think that it feels too tight? Like the halo isn't scalloped or rounded--just tight micro pave. I also don't like the inner bezel or rim because it creates a very defined circle. I think that it looks cheap.Finally, I'm torn about the fact that the setting is set high. On the one hand, it does make the diamond the star, but on the other hand, I don't thinks it's cohesive and attractive. But I love the gallery.
The problem is that my jeweler carries gorgeous stock settings but the round halo's do not have nice galleries and the halo's that have great galleries are all cushion shaped. I suppose that I could settle again, but I don't know if in the end, I would regret it again.
If you have been reading this far, please feel free to chime in. Would you settle for a cushion shaped halo? Or, would you just give the one I currently have a longer try?
This is a picture of the gallery.
This setting helped me realize that I really like the round halo and that I don't mind bigger sized melee. I realized that I didn't like the lower quality melee and the excess metal and the fact that it didn't have a gallery. So, thinking that I would hit all these issues, I went to my jeweler in search of the perfect stock halo. I opted for this one, but only a few days later, I'm having second thoughts.
So, what drew me to this setting? I thought I wanted smaller melee, but I didn't realize what a huge difference micro pave makes. I think I don't like it. I think that it feels too tight? Like the halo isn't scalloped or rounded--just tight micro pave. I also don't like the inner bezel or rim because it creates a very defined circle. I think that it looks cheap.Finally, I'm torn about the fact that the setting is set high. On the one hand, it does make the diamond the star, but on the other hand, I don't thinks it's cohesive and attractive. But I love the gallery.
The problem is that my jeweler carries gorgeous stock settings but the round halo's do not have nice galleries and the halo's that have great galleries are all cushion shaped. I suppose that I could settle again, but I don't know if in the end, I would regret it again.
If you have been reading this far, please feel free to chime in. Would you settle for a cushion shaped halo? Or, would you just give the one I currently have a longer try?
This is a picture of the gallery.